Planetary hours
in Basrah.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:35
- 9♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:31
- 2♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:40
- 9♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.